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Oil prices stable on Monday as data offsets surplus concerns

By Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices stabilised on Monday after losses last week as lower-t...

23rd December, 2024

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Lagarde says ECB very close to reaching its inflation goal, FT reports

(Reuters) -European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said the euro zone was getting “v...

23rd December, 2024

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Morning Bid: One last hurdle remains for the year

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu 2024 is almost over. Several...

20th December, 2024

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Fed’s hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies

By Nimesh Vora and Ankur Banerjee MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Central banks from Brazil to Indonesia...

20th December, 2024

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Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks worst day in more than a month after Fed’s hawkish signal

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -European stocks fell on Thursday, with the benchma...

20th December, 2024

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Asian shares pinned near three-month lows, dollar towers at 2-yr peak

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were pinned near three-month lows on Friday as investo...

20th December, 2024

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US tariffs would hit Hungary’s growth, boost inflation, central bank says

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – New tariffs U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to...

19th December, 2024

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Norway keeps rates on hold, eyes three cuts in 2025

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 4...

19th December, 2024

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UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

(Reuters) – UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursd...

19th December, 2024

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BOJ keeps ultra-low rates, gives few clues on when it might hike

By Leika Kihara, Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged o...

19th December, 2024

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Fed’s hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies

By Nimesh Vora and Ankur Banerjee MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Central banks from Brazil to Indonesi...

19th December, 2024

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European stocks tumble after Fed’s hawkish signal

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks tumbled on Thursday, on course for their biggest percen...

19th December, 2024